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RED BANK: SCHOOL TAX UP NEARLY 7 PERCENT
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Suzanne Viscomi, of the board’s finance committee, speaking at Tuesday night’s meeting. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The typical Red Bank homeowner willContinue reading "RED BANK: SCHOOL TAX UP NEARLY 7 PERCENT"
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April 29th, 2015 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RBR SENIOR SHARES PRINCETON AWARD
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Red Bank Regional senior Morgan Brunson (holding certificate) was among the New Jersey high school students honored by Princeton University, at the 2015 Princeton Prize in Race Relations ceremony onContinue reading "RBR SENIOR SHARES PRINCETON AWARD"
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April 29th, 2015 @ 6am
LINCROFT: BCC TO HONOR PROWN
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Red Bank’s David Prown will receive an honorary degree from Brookdale Community College for his contributions to the local community during BCC’s commencement ceremony. (Photo by John T. Ward. ClickContinue reading "LINCROFT: BCC TO HONOR PROWN"
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April 28th, 2015 @ 9am
RED BANK: JIRKS AND SERAPHS UNITE
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Jirks bandleader Brian Kirk plays springtime Santa with a benefit concert for Middletown’s Mater Dei Prep high school, Thursday night at the Count Basie. In an interview that appeared previouslyContinue reading "RED BANK: JIRKS AND SERAPHS UNITE"
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April 28th, 2015 @ 5am
SPECIAL HAPPENINGS AT FAIR HAVEN SCHOOLS
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Author Lester Laminack conducted workshops for young writers, and addressed parents and teachers on the topic of the writing process, during his recent visit to the Fair Haven School District.Continue reading "SPECIAL HAPPENINGS AT FAIR HAVEN SCHOOLS"
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April 27th, 2015 @ 6am
‘BRAND NEW KEY’ SINGER GETS RBR HALL PASS
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Melanie Safka Shekeryk, better known to radio listeners of a certain age as the Woodstock-era singer ‘Melanie,’ visited Red Bank Regional for induction into the school’s Distinguished Alumni Hall ofContinue reading "‘BRAND NEW KEY’ SINGER GETS RBR HALL PASS"
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April 24th, 2015 @ 6pm
RED BANK REGIONAL STARS SIGN IN
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Left to right: Red Bank Regional athletes Sam McPherson (soccer), Marissa Albano (track) and Dan Vilardi (lacrosse) signed to play Division I Sports for their accepted colleges on April 15,Continue reading "RED BANK REGIONAL STARS SIGN IN"
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April 23rd, 2015 @ 6am
RBR GETS OUT THE VOTE FOR SAFE DRIVING
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TV production students in Mr. Carl Grillo’s Interactive Media class at Red Bank Regional High School have opened up the online voting process for their RBRHSDBD (Don’t Be Distracted whileContinue reading "RBR GETS OUT THE VOTE FOR SAFE DRIVING"
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April 22nd, 2015 @ 6am
On the diamond at  Count Basie Fields, the Red Bank Catholic Caseys experienced their first loss of 2015 Tuesday as the Colts Neck Cougars erased a 4-1 deficit with sixContinue reading "RBC FALLS TO COLTS NECK IN FIRST LOSS"
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April 22nd, 2015 @ 5am
RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN TEENS GOT TALENT
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The Rumson-Fair Haven Regional Dance Troupe claimed First Place — and helped raise over $2,000 for the American Cancer Society — during the 2015 RFH Talent Show. Press release fromContinue reading "RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN TEENS GOT TALENT"
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April 21st, 2015 @ 6am
FAIR HAVEN’S MAYFIELD SIGNS TO ST. PETER’S
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Rumson-Fair Haven Regional senior Janae Mayfield signs her letter of intent to play Division I Basketball at St. Peter’s University, as her parents John and Davida look on. Press releaseContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN’S MAYFIELD SIGNS TO ST. PETER’S"
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April 21st, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: A BARD OF EDUCATION, AT TRTC
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A cast and crew of teens from local schools rehearse A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, the annual “Little Shakespeare” production  that presents four public performances this weekend. (Photos courtesy of TwoContinue reading "RED BANK: A BARD OF EDUCATION, AT TRTC"
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April 20th, 2015 @ 12pm
RED BANK CHARTER TO HOST BLOOD DRIVE
Press release from Red Bank Charter School As part of an ongoing commitment to service learning, Red Bank Charter School (RBCS) will host a community blood drive on Friday, MayContinue reading "RED BANK CHARTER TO HOST BLOOD DRIVE"
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April 20th, 2015 @ 6am
LITTLE SILVER: SCHOOL JOBS DEBATED
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The two-school district includes the Little Silver Point Road School, above. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Under pressure from parents, the Little SilverContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: SCHOOL JOBS DEBATED"
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April 17th, 2015 @ 8am
LITTLE SILVER: MELANIE TO JOIN HALL OF FAME
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Melanie Safka Shekeryk, above, and Red Bank police Sergeant Juan Sardo are headed into the RBR Hall of Fame. (Photo from melaniesafka.com. Click to enlarge) Folk singer Melanie, who wonContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: MELANIE TO JOIN HALL OF FAME"
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April 16th, 2015 @ 8am
BIG HONOR FOR LITTLE SILVER COUNSELOR
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Press release from Red Bank Regional High School Middletown resident and Red Bank Regional High School guidance counselor Jill Maline was recently recognized as the Monmouth County Counselor of theContinue reading "BIG HONOR FOR LITTLE SILVER COUNSELOR"
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April 16th, 2015 @ 6am
LITTLE SILVER KIDS RECYCLE A GREAT IDEA
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Students from Point Road School in Little Silver present grocery bags decorated with Earth-friendly messages as part of the eighth annual Earth Day partnership between the school and Sickles Market. Continue reading "LITTLE SILVER KIDS RECYCLE A GREAT IDEA"
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April 15th, 2015 @ 6am
By JOHN T. WARD A decision by the Little Silver school district to terminate its two media specialists at the end of the year has stirred some passion that mayContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: SCHOOL CUTS IN SPOTLIGHT"
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April 14th, 2015 @ 8am
Shore Sports Zone All-Zone offensive lineman Liam Smith, a junior at Red Bank Catholic, has given a verbal commitment to play in the ACC for David Cutcliffe and the DukeContinue reading "RBC LINEMAN SMITH COMMITS TO DUKE"
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April 14th, 2015 @ 6am
Shore Sports Zone All-Zone wide receiver Sadiq Palmer of Red Bank Regional has given a verbal commitment to play for the Syracuse Orange as first reported by CuseNation.com. Palmer wasContinue reading "RBR’S PALMER COMMITS TO SYRACUSE"
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April 13th, 2015 @ 7am
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APOSTROPHE CATASTROPHE
As a curmudgeonly curator of terrible punctuation on public signs, I’ve seen and shaken my head at a lot of gratuitous quotation marks ...
DANE FOR DEMOCRACY
redbankgreen Partyline captures a great dane who, all signs indicate, has had enough.
SUNFLOWER GAUNTLET
On the Partyline: a sunflower guantlet on River Street.
VIGIL FOR 68 DEAD
About 100 people attended a Saturday vigil at Johnny Jazz Park in Red Bank as part of a nationwide series of events to mourn the lives of pe ...
LITTERBUGS HIT MARINE PARK
Partyline PSA: Please don't leave your trash in our nice new park!
PARKING SUCCESS AT RED ROCK
All these people found parking for the Cliffs at Red Rock!
SHO AND TELL
A peak inside Sho Asian Table a new restaurant still under construction and slated to open later this summer at 8 West Front Street in Red B ...
“Night of the Living Nick” Halloween Car Turns Heads
Nick Brown, a special effects artist from the Atlantic Highlands, was seen driving his creatively decorated Halloween car around Red Bank th ...
“HOLY F***!” LIGHTNING STRIKE FROM WASHINGTON STREET BACKYARD
Lightning struck during Saturday’s storms in the backyard of Washington Street resident Kimberly Johnson. The strike obviously caught ever ...
SMOKY NAVESINK SUNRISE
redbankgreen's partyline photographer Karly Swaim captured the sun rising through hazy, smoky skies above the Navesink River from NJ Transit ...
MAGGIE’S HEAT WAVE HAIRCUT
Maggie, a golden doodle who belongs to Sara Horan, shows off her new shorter-for-summer hair cut outside Fins & Feathers on Monmouth Street ...
PEACE, LOVE AND JUGGLING
Music and flow arts filled Riverside Gardens Park Friday night at the free flow arts meetup hosted by Cirque de Peace, with guest band Sweet ...
IMMIGRATION PROTESTS CONTINUE
Protests against a wave of immigration arrests in Red Bank and nationwide continued for a third and fourth straight day on Shrewsbury Avenue ...
CARS, BARS AND VANS
Middletown resident Rob King was cruising through the Red Bank municipal parking lot behind the Dublin House Saturday night in his 1969 Plym ...
TWO SHORTS IN FILMONEFEST
Leonardo Morales Pitalua, a 20-year-old animator who lived in Red Bank until February, will have two short films shown at FilmOneFest in Hig ...
LONG DOGGONE WAIT
Partyline photo: The driver of an e-bike and his human passenger wait at the Monmouth Street train crossing while a northbound NJ Transit tr ...
WE’RE LICHEN THIS FUNGHI!
A mushroom sprouts from the mouth-like hole in this lichen-covered tree on the grounds of Red Bank Primary School Tuesday morning.
HELL STRIP FIREWORKS
Revelers launched fireworks from the hell strip in front of a home on Drs. James Parker Boulevard on July 4, one of many impromptu and quest ...
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SWIMMING, ER, SCULLING RIVER?
Partyline photo captures a single rower working their way up the Swimming River.
SUMMER SUNRISE
A stunning Sunrise on the Navesink River in Red Bank Tuesday June 30.